How Android Device Manager Works ?

For lost and stolen mobile phones, Android device manager is not a cure. This is a kind of toolkit for Android mobiles which takes a petite time to set up. Android introduced the device manager in the Android devices released in mid of the year 2010.

Android device manager is a security feature which Google started to put on all the Android devices came with the Android 2.2 OS and later. As Android device manager is a security feature, so Google never advertises this feature in the advertisement of the Android OS. Android device manager always kept secret by the Google because this feature was introduced for the security of the Android devices. This security feature works very efficiently and gives very accurate results.

How Android Device Manager Works

It works if you have activated your Android device by connecting with your Gmail ID. The basic use of the Android device manager is to help you in recovering your mobile phone in case of lost or stolen.

The Android device manager works on four essential functions. These features are given below

Location tracking

Ringing

Lock Screen

Erase Data

Each function is easy to use and has its value. You have to activate the Android device manager on your Android devices before testing these functions.

To test these four functions, you will need an Android device and a computer with internet connection. The Android device must be activated on your Google account. To check your relation to the device manager, you have to visit the device manager page on the Google and check whether your device is there or not? If your device is connected with Google account, then your device will be shown on the device manager web page.

Ringing

Android device manager has access to the ringing by default. This will make your Android phone or tablet to start ringing at full volume and continue ringing up to five minutes if you do not press the screen to wake up or power button. You can test this function any time by visiting the device manager web page on Google.

This option ringing is very useful if you have lost your mobile phone in your home and are not able to find it. You can make your phone ring by using this functionality of Android device manager and can find your lost mobile phone from your home.

Location Tracking

If you got your Android mobile stolen, don’t be worried at least you have a chance to track down your cell phone due to the Android device manager. But, wait a minute, to use this shot you have to make it sure that your device’s “Access to my location” option is turned on. Well if it’s not turned on then you should turn it on right now to avoid missing the location tracking shot. If you lost your phone and want to find my phone then you have to turn on your gps setting and make sure your location is tracing.

But during the testing, if this functionality we just found the thing that this feature does not work correctly only on turning on the access to my location option. But when we turned on the mobile GPS it always was tracking out the mobile’s location. But it is not possible to always let your GPS turned on as it consumes a lot of battery power. But when you are travelling you may let your GPS turned on if you think that there is a chance of losing your phone.

Lock Screen

Android device manager requires special permission to lock your lost mobile screen. Well, this is a cool functionality of the device manager. To use this functionality, you have to allow the Android device manager to access the sensitive Android OS functions in the security options of your mobile settings.

When you give the permission, you will get the briefing about the Lock screen when you use the lock screen functionality, and you have the option of changing your mobile screen’s password. You can even display any message on your locked mobile screen using the Android device manager’s lock screen function.

Erase Data

Erase data is the nuclear option in the Android device manager. To use this option Android device manager demand for some special permissions from your mobile. You have to give the permission to the Android device manager to access the sensitive Android OS functions in the security option of your Android device settings.

Using the Erase data in case of stolen device you can erase all the sensitive data on your mobile phone. If your device has the relevant data of yours which you cannot afford to be accessed by anyone, then you use this option. But remember once you use the Erase Data option, you lost your data permanently from your phone.

But here is a problem. The erase data functionality only works on the data which is on your device’s storage. The data on your SD card cannot be deleted by using the Android device manager. Which means you still have un-secure data if your data was on the SD card then anyone can get access by removing the SD card from your device and used in any other device.

These wore the primary functions and working criteria of the Android device manager. The official app of the Android device manager also available on the Google Play Store. The Android device manager can also download in the form of an app from the Play store which is totally free for the Android users. And it will be used for stolen phone and you can secure your data by using this app.